Field manual
The Battle Tower field manual
Battle Tower is a castle-defense spell duel: two keeps face each other across one lane, you send troops with gold and cast spells with mana, and the first castle to fall loses. This manual covers everything in the game — 107 units across 7 ages, four spells, three battlefields and four ways to play.
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How to playControls, gold and mana, advancing your age, upgrades and what wins a battle.
The four spellsFireball, Lightning, Frost and Heal: exact costs, cooldowns and when to cast each.
Strategy and countersThe counter web, spending decisions and the mistakes that lose battles.
Modes and battlefieldsThe Conquest ladder against the AI, Siege Gauntlet, Horde Survival and the three maps.
Playing onlineThe ranked ladder, friend rooms, speed boards and why matches cannot be cheated.
The seven ages
Three standard ages form the climb inside a single battle — Medieval, then Modern, then Advanced — and earlier ages stay in your hand as you advance. Four specialty ages are stand-alone rulesets that both sides play for the whole match.
Medieval AgeSteel and sorcery. 14 units: Swordsman, Baby Troll, Archer, Pikeman and more.
Modern AgePowder and armor. 14 units: Rifleman, Shock Trooper, Marksman, AT Trooper and more.
Advanced AgeThe far future. 14 units: Vanguard Drone, Bio-Morph, Plasma Gunner, Lancer and more.
Hero Era26 champions, no armies. 26 units: Aldric, Torvold, Brakk, Charles and more.
Frontier AgeThe colonial war machine. 13 units: Colonial Marine, Vaulter, Specter, Breaker and more.
Age of OlympusLegends legislate. 13 units: Ares, Kraken, Apollo, Pan and more.
Radiant AgeThe Luminar. 13 units: Cantor, Anvil, Vigil, Sunbreaker and more.
Where to play
Battle Tower is free to play in a browser at battletower.site/play, on iPhone and iPad from the App Store, and on Android from Google Play. Progress follows a free account to any of them. There are no loot boxes.
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